Mobile Broadband

Ofcom sets out spectrum efficiency plans to support mobile broadband growth IT PRO Ofcom has identified a number of additional spectrum bands that could be used to delivermobile broadband services. The mobile regulator said, when combined with developments in mobile technology such as 5G and the introduction of more advanced ... See all stories on this topic »

Frost & Sullivan: Smartphone Sales Fuel Growth in Latin American Wireless Market IT Business Net 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --Smartphone sales have boosted Latin American mobile market revenues in 2012, although mobile broadband penetration is still limited due to high prices and low service quality. Now, carriers focus on expanding 3G and 4G network ... See all stories on this topic »

Ofcom identifies spectrum that could underpin 5G mobile broadband Techworld.com UK communications regulator Ofcom has identified a number of new spectrum bands that could be used to underpin future mobile broadband use. The identified bands include 2.3GHz, 2.4GHz and 700MHZ. They are currently in use by the Ministry of Defence ... See all stories on this topic »

Cellphone calls during airline flights debate MyBroadband Tom Wheeler, the new chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, said in a statement that the commission was proposing greater in-flight access to mobile broadband. The proposal will be considered at the commission's Dec. 12 meeting. See all stories on this topic »

Kazakhstan - Telecoms, Mobile & Broadband Market 2020 Forecasts in New ... SBWire (press release) By early 2013 mobile broadband services comprised around one quarter of the total mobile market as this service platform continued on a rapid growth path. The country's strong telecom market has come about on the back of a growing economy (despite the ... See all stories on this topic »

Mobile data up 68%, says PTS H1 report TeleGeography The number of mobile broadband subscriptions with download speeds of 30Mbps or higher increased by more than two million in a year to nearly 2.7 million at 30 June 2013, while the number of subscriptions to smartphones increased by 30% y-o-y to 5.4 ... See all stories on this topic »

FCC releases its own mobile performance testing app GCN.com (blog) The Federal Communications Commission recently released its eagerly anticipated Speed Test phone app, which will measure mobile broadband performance for Android users. Developed in cooperation with SamKnows Ltd., the app performs periodic tests ... See all stories on this topic »

Poste Italiane Selects Eutelsat's Tooway Satellite Broadband Service Satellite Today According to data from the Italian Ministry of Economic Development, 2.37 million Italians in 3,600 towns and villages are not covered by at least one fixed service ormobile broadband provided by operators of third generation services or fourth ... See all stories on this topic »

Bid to allow in-flight mobile calls Belfast Telegraph Tom Wheeler, new chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, said the body was proposing greater in-flight access to mobile broadband and the plan would be considered at its December 12 meeting. "The time is right to review our outdated and ... See all stories on this topic »

Promising Signs For Smarter Wireless: Better Cheap Phones, Smoother WiFi ... Disruptive Competition Project I don't need a wireless carrier to pick my phone for me, any more than I need my Internet provider to sell me a laptop. And if they can provide quicker, cheaper service over WiFi instead of leased mobile-broadband frequencies, even going as far as ... See all stories on this topic »